Text: HF02390 Text: HF02392 Text: HF02300 - HF02399 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE FILE 2391 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 ESTABLISHING A CRIMINAL OFFENSE RELATING TO THEFT 1 5 DETECTION SHIELDING DEVICES AND THEFT DETECTION DEVICES AND 1 6 PROVIDING A PENALTY. 1 7 1 8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 9 1 10 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 714.7B THEFT DETECTION DEVICES 1 11 SHIELD OR REMOVAL PROHIBITED. 1 12 1. A person shall not intentionally manufacture or attempt 1 13 to manufacture, sell or attempt to sell, possess, use, 1 14 distribute or attempt to distribute, a theft detection 1 15 shielding device. 1 16 2. A person shall not remove or attempt to remove a theft 1 17 detection device with the intent of committing a theft and 1 18 without the permission of the merchant who is displaying or 1 19 selling the goods, wares, or merchandise. 1 20 3. A person shall not possess any tool, instrument, or 1 21 device with the intent to use it in the unlawful removal of a 1 22 theft detection device. 1 23 4. For purposes of this section, "theft detection 1 24 shielding device" means any laminated or coated bag or device 1 25 designed to shield merchandise from detection by an electronic 1 26 or magnetic theft alarm system or any other system designed to 1 27 alert a person of a possible theft. "Theft detection device" 1 28 means any electronic or other device attached to goods, wares, 1 29 or merchandise on display or for sale by a merchant. 1 30 5. A person who violates subsection 1 or 3 commits a 1 31 serious misdemeanor. 1 32 6. A person who violates subsection 2 commits the 1 33 following: 1 34 a. A simple misdemeanor if the value of the goods, wares, 1 35 or merchandise does not exceed two hundred dollars. 2 1 b. A serious misdemeanor if the value of the goods, wares, 2 2 or merchandise exceeds two hundred dollars. 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 BRENT SIEGRIST 2 7 Speaker of the House 2 8 2 9 2 10 2 11 MARY E. KRAMER 2 12 President of the Senate 2 13 2 14 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and 2 15 is known as House File 2391, Seventy-eighth General Assembly. 2 16 2 17 2 18 2 19 ELIZABETH ISAACSON 2 20 Chief Clerk of the House 2 21 Approved , 2000 2 22 2 23 2 24 2 25 THOMAS J. VILSACK 2 26 Governor
Text: HF02390 Text: HF02392 Text: HF02300 - HF02399 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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